Join IHI for 28th Annual National Forum on
Quality Improvement in Health Care

The Institute
for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a leading innovator in
health and health care improvement worldwide, plus nearly 6,000
physicians, nurses, quality leaders, administrators, front-line
staff, researchers, public health and community leaders, quality
and safety professionals, patients and patient advocates, and
students sharing best approaches to improve the health and health
care of patients and communities.

ABOUT THIS YEAR’S FORUMHealth systems today are working on
providing the safest care possible while also offering better quality, a
better experience, and greater value to payers and patients alike. At
the same time, health care providers are increasingly focused on
population health in order to have a much greater impact on the health
of patients and communities. To do this well requires a much broader
lens and new partnerships with those who have experience addressing the
social and economic needs of individuals and communities along with
health inequities. All these actors and issues will be part of the 28th
Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care as the
improvement community comes together to learn from one another and to
develop more inclusive and expansive strategies to support better health
and health care and to achieve equity.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Five diverse keynote presentations: Hear from Derek Feeley,
President and CEO of IHI; Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP,
Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, IHI, and former Administrator of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Captain Scott
Kelly, NASA astronaut; Abraham Verghese, MD, nationally
bestselling author and prominent voice in medicine; and leaders from Orlando
Health who will for the first time reflect on their response to
the tragedy that unfolded at Pulse Nightclub this June.

Health and health care leaders, patient advocates, students, and
others: Expand your network of expert sources. Meet with leaders
from IHI and around the world to discuss new quality and safety
efforts underway today, and the key improvement priorities leading
hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, and allied
professionals into 2017.

More than 100 sessions:Learn from exemplars and
improvement advisors who will demonstrate how organizations can reduce
disparities, work to achieve equity, and deliver high-value health
care to diverse populations; use improvement science to build reliable
processes without overloading staff or increasing workflow burdens;
identify how the values and techniques of global health could
contribute to achieving the Triple Aim in the US; increase staff
engagement and foster joy in work; and partner with public health
practices and community-level stakeholders to implement evidence-based
upstream interventions that create and reinforce healthier lifestyles. Browse
sessions here.

Hundreds of quality improvement storyboards:Review the
leading quality and patient safety initiatives of 2016 from around the
world to learn what worked, what didn’t, and how organizations plan to
tackle the next set of complexities and challenges waiting for them
back home.

Exhibit hall: Check out the more than 130 companies showcasing
products and services that assist health care professionals in
improving the quality and safety of patient care.

About the Institute for Healthcare ImprovementIHI is a
leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide. For
more than 25 years, we have partnered with visionaries, leaders, and
front-line practitioners around the globe to spark bold, inventive ways
to improve the health of individuals and populations. Recognized as an
innovator, convener, trustworthy partner, and driver of results, we are
the first place to turn for expertise, help, and encouragement for
anyone, anywhere who wants to change health and health care profoundly
for the better. To advance our mission, IHI’s work is focused in five
key areas: Improvement Capability; Person- and Family-Centered Care;
Patient Safety; Quality, Cost, and Value; and Triple Aim for
Populations. Learn more at ihi.org.

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